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8. Causes of the Scientific Revolution
♦ Printing press spread new ideas
♦ Age of Exploration fueled a great deal of scientific research
because of technology needed for navigation
♦ Translation of the works of Muslim scholars opened the minds
of European thinkers to new scientific knowledge
Galileo Galilei Galileo was an Italian mathematics teacher, astronomer and physicist, and one of the first true scientists. He used an experiment to test one of Aristotle’s theories.Aristotle’s Galileo’stheory: Experiment:Heavier Finds objects ofobjects fall different weightsfaster than will fall at the samelighter ones speed (in a vacuum).
Isaac Newton“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” – Isaac Newton
Rene Descartes “The Father of Modern Philosophy” “I think, therefore I am.”•Descartes believed everything should be doubted untilproved by reason. Tradition should not be accepted as truth.•Instead of using experimentation, Descartes relied onmathematics and logic. He linked algebra and geometry as anew tool for scientific research.
New Inventions of the Scientific Revolution♦ Edward Jenner introduced the first vaccine for smallpox. (inoculation- injecting a germ in the body to create an immunity).♦ Telescope (1608, Dutch) A Dutch glass maker constructed a primitive telescope. Galileo heard about it and improved on the design.♦ Microscope (1590s, Dutch)♦ Barometer (early 1600s, Italian) - measure air pressure♦ Thermometer (1611) for chemical and medical studies